Remote Legal Coordinator, Pro Bono & Partnerships

HIAS Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HIAS Inc. in the U.S. Legal Services unit seeks a Legal Coordinator for Pro Bono & Partnerships to provide administrative and program support under the Director's supervision and in collaboration with senior coordinating attorneys.

The position can be remote across the U.S. with a preference for New York, NY or Silver Spring, MD. Occasional travel and some evening/weekend work may be required as part of client services.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Multilingual language abilities preferred.
• Strong editing, proofreading and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to social justice for low-income communities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administrative tasks, including data entry, data management, data analysis and report writing.
• Conduct prescreens and/or intakes for clients who may be eligible for adjustment of status, U.S. citizenship, or asylum.
• Collect client documents, prepares case files, and assists with pro bono case placement process.
• Schedules appointments, meetings, trainings and events.
• Assists in organizing and managing in-person and remote intake clinics and case launch clinics.
• Manages interpretation/translation needs of clients, including by providing document translation and live language interpretation.
• Manages our pro bono attorney database and assists with pro bono attorney onboarding.
• Manages our Country Conditions Research pro bono project.
• Provides other assistance to the attorneys on the Pro Bono & Partnerships team as needed, including assistance with filling out immigration forms.

Skills

Russian

Ukrainian

Spanish

Dari

Pashto

Writing

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Social justice

Job description

HIAS Inc. in the U.S. Legal Services unit seeks a Legal Coordinator for Pro Bono & Partnerships to provide administrative and program support under the Director's supervision and in collaboration with senior coordinating attorneys.

The position can be remote across the U.S. with a preference for New York, NY or Silver Spring, MD. Occasional travel and some evening/weekend work may be required as part of client services.